signed by是过去分词做后置定语。 said that后是宾语从句,表示说的具体内容。as he put it是插入语,如果去掉也不影响句子成分完整性。
2.Witnesses said the protest appeared to be a reaction to the fight at the Vienna temple where armed men with knives and a pistol attacked the preachers during a religious ceremony.
Witnesses said 后所有部分都是宾语从句,表示说的具体内容。where armed men……是定语从句,指代Vienna temple。during a religious ceremony是状语。